Orange County 100

Rougemont NC - (May 18, 1973)
267 laps on 0.375 mile paved oval; 100 miles


Rich Brown Tops NASCAR Point Race

DAYTONA BEACH  Fla. (UP I) May 21, 1973 -  Richard Brown's fourth place finish in a weekend 100-mile event at Rougemont, N.C., has boosted him into the lead in the point standings of the NASCAR Grand National East Division. Brown, assistant manager of the Hickory, N.C., speedway, moved into the lead with 410.75 points, while idle Bobby Allison, of Hueytown, Ala., fell to seventh with 328 points, Allison, the leading money winner with $1,750 in Grand National competition, skipped the Rougemont race in order to prepare for the Indianapolis 500. Eddie Yarboro of Elkin, N.C., moved into second with 388.75 points, with Ernie Shaw of Winston-Salem, N.C., third at 382 and David Boggs of Morrisville, N.C., fourth at 373.25. Canadian Vic Parsons, second last week, fell to fifth with 380 points afterfinishing 17th at Rougemont when his car suffered a bent valve

Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
 2  Buddy Baker   71  Nord Krauskopf  1972 Dodge   267  1,000 

 running

267
1  Cecil Gordon   24  Cecil Gordon  1972 Chevrolet  264 600 running 0
3  Elmo Langley   64  Elmo Langley  1971 Ford  261 400 running 0
4  Richard D. Brown   44  Strong Racing  1972 Chevrolet  260 350     running   0
7  Richard Childress   96  Judy Childress  1972 Chevrolet  259 325    running   0
6 14  Eddie Yarboro 13 Eddie Yaboro  1970 Plymouth 254  300 

 running 

0
7 9  Baxter Price  79  Price Racing  1970 Plymouth 251  275 running 0
8 8  Neil Castles 06 Neil Castles  1973 Dodge 249 470 running 0
9 16  Ernie Shaw 17 Ernie Shaw  1970 Mustang 247   265  running 0
10 11  Donnie Watson 8 Watson Racing  1971 Ford  244 255 running 0
19 10  Bill Shirey 74 Bill Shirey  1970 Plymouth  191 250 engine 0
12 5  Wayne Andrews 97 Jack St. Clair  1970 Ford  176 245 engine 0
13 6  David Ray Boggs 57 R. L. Boggs  1970 Dodge  163 240 rear end 0
14 13  Bobby Fleming 54 Bobby Fleming  1973 Camaro  94 240 engine 0
15 18  Rick Newsome 07 O L Newsome  1970 Cougar  74 235 wrecked 0
16 12  Jerry Huflin 37 Kent Cothran  1973 Chevrolet  68 230 overheating 0
17 15  Vic Parsons 45 Bill Seifert  1971 Ford  48 225

Bent valve

0
18 19  Ronnie Daniels 26 Earl Brooks  1971 Ford  7 220 Rear End 0
19 17  Dick May 20 May Racing  1971 Ford  1 215 Quit 0

Time of race: 01:18:30
Average Speed: 76.528 MPH (Record)
Fastest Qualifier: Cecil Gordon 1972 Chevroler 87.138 MPH (15.550 Seconds)
1 cautions for 16 laps
Race Purse: $  8,450

 

 

Home | 1972 | 1973 | Drivers | Tracks |  Races


Website is property of Jeff Droke